The Somali national army radio is reporting that Danab special forces have 'destroyed' Al-Shabab militia outposts in Leego town area killing 10 militants on Friday. Leego remains one of the towns in Lower Shabelle region controlled by the group since Aug when AU troops vacated it

Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi, a leader of Islamic State in Greater Sahara claims several recent terror attacks including Oct 4. Tongo Tongo-Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers and attack on French forces in Mali Thursday, according to an African news agency with jihadist links

Turkish Embassy in Libya issued a statement denying the ship that Greece intercepted was carrying any explosive materials to Misrata from Turkey, stressed its compliance w the arms embargo and that the shipment is legit, headed to buyer companies in Ethiopia

Somali govt forces and Kenyan troops clashed in the Somali town of El-Wak at 7:30am this morning after mistaking each other respectively for Al-Shabab militants during patrol, leading to heavy exchange of gunfire, a Somali security officer was killed: residents

Tunisia - protests. PM Chahed directly accuses the Popular Front (Jabha), a leftist coalition, of being behind the violence, smashing and looting that accompanied the fresh anti-austerity protests in several Tunisian towns